Study: Stress Does Not Lead to Multiple Sclerosis

A new study published in this week´s "Neurology" suggests that stress does not influence a person´s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS).

"While we´ve known that stressful life events have been shown to increase the risk of MS episodes, we weren´t certain whether these stressors could actually lead to developing the disease," study author Trond Riise explains.

As the study showed, stress does not affect our immune system, which is said to be involved in multiple sclerosis. 230,000 people took part in the research.

maninblack2, about the last sentence in your summary... maybe you misread or the source article has been edited since you posted but they never deny that stress affects the immune system. they claim the study denies any strong link between stress being a cause of MS, although it is a major factor in causing episodes.

I suspect a high incidence of amphetamine, caffeine, and nicotine use. Some people with MS have been cured with bone marrow transplants. The bone marrow is where the body produces a lot of immune factors. This may suggest that their immune system may have become corrupted.